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Marriage And Divorce: Legal Foundations, Azizah Y. Al-Hibri
Marriage And Divorce: Legal Foundations, Azizah Y. Al-Hibri
Law Faculty Publications
A six-volume work, this set constitutes a major revision and massive expansion of the 1995 Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. In addition to covering Islamic societies in the modern world from the eighteenth century to the present, as the earlier four-volume set did, it will add a depth of historical background going back to the pre- Islamic era. The new reference also covers the full geographical extent of Islam by focusing not only on the countries in which Islam is dominant, but also on regions in which Muslims live as minorities, such as Europe and the Americas.
An Islamic Perspective On Domestic Violence, Azizah Y. Al-Hibri
An Islamic Perspective On Domestic Violence, Azizah Y. Al-Hibri
Law Faculty Publications
In this Article, the author addresses the traditional Islamic view of domestic violence. To understand the Islamic perspective on domestic violence, the author will explore the Islamic view of gender relations, especially within the family. This view is rooted in the Qur'an, which is examined in this Article.
Marriage And Divorce: Legal Foundations, Azizah Y. Al-Hibri
Marriage And Divorce: Legal Foundations, Azizah Y. Al-Hibri
Law Faculty Publications
This unique reference is a comprehensive encyclopedia dedicated to the institutions, religion, politics, and culture in Muslim societies throughout the world. Placing particular emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World contains over 750 articles in four volumes on Muslims in the Arab heartland as well as South and Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
An invaluable resource, the Encyclopedia offers extensive comparative and systematic analyses of Islamic beliefs, institutions, movements, practices, and peoples on an international scale. The alphabetically arranged articles range from brief 500-word essays to major interpretive and synthetic treatment …
Family Planning And Islamic Jurisprudence, Azizah Y. Al-Hibri
Family Planning And Islamic Jurisprudence, Azizah Y. Al-Hibri
Law Faculty Publications
In this speech, the author provides a brief overview of Islamic jurisprudence on the subject matter and does not recommend any particular position with respect to the debate on family planning. The author, however, wishes to emphasize to the reader the importance of correctly analyzing arguments and factors involved in the particular situation under consideration, in light of all relevant communal as well as individual factors. The author also wishes to emphasize the importance of formulating all such analysis free from all forms of compulsion and coercion, whether conscious or subconscious, individual or organized, including that of targeted advertising campaigns. …